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The Minnesota Twins (27-23) roll into Saturday’s matchup with the Texas Rangers (24-28) looking to extend a three-game winning streak. The contest starts at 2:10 PM ET on BSN with the Twins listed as -142 favorites on the moneyline.
Chris Paddack gets the starting nod for Minnesota while Michael Lorenzen is Texas’ starter for the contest.
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Twins and Rangers Betting Trends
The Twins have been favored on the moneyline 33 total times this season. They’ve finished 22-11 in those games.
In games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -142 or shorter, Minnesota has an 11-6 record (winning 64.7% of its games).
This season, the Rangers have been the underdog 22 times and won nine, or 40.9%, of those games.
This season, Texas has won two of its seven games when it’s the underdog by at least +121 on the moneyline.
In the 50 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for the Twins, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 23 times (23-26-1).
Games involving the Rangers have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 20 of 51 chances this season.
Twins Stats & Insights
The Twins have the No. 14 offense in MLB action scoring 4.5 runs per game (223 total runs).
Minnesota ranks 12th in MLB with 55 total home runs.
The Twins are 19th in MLB with a .233 batting average.
Minnesota strikes out 8.7 times per game to rank 18th in MLB.
The Twins pitching staff leads MLB with a collective 9.4 strikeouts per nine innings.
Minnesota has the 17th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.14).
Rangers Stats & Insights
The Rangers have scored the 11th-most runs in the league this season with 230 (4.4 per game).
Texas’ 55 home runs rank 12th in Major League Baseball.
The Rangers’ .244 batting average ranks 12th in the league this season.
Texas ranks 12th in strikeouts per game (7.8) among MLB offenses.
The Rangers average 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, eighth-most in the majors.
Texas pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.16 ERA this year, which ranks 18th in MLB.
Twins Key Players to Watch
Paddack (4-2 with a 4.47 ERA and 47 strikeouts in 50 1/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Twins, his 10th of the season.
Ryan Jeffers leads Minnesota in home runs (10) and runs batted in (31) this season while batting .253.
Willi Castro is batting .265 to lead Minnesota, while adding four homers and 16 runs batted in this season.
Max Kepler has collected 32 base hits, an OBP of .373 and a slugging percentage of .533 this season.
Carlos Santana has 34 hits and an OBP of .278 to go with a slugging percentage of .372 this season.
Rangers Key Players to Watch
Lorenzen (2-3) will take to the mound for the Rangers and make his eighth start of the season.
Marcus Semien is hitting .262 with 12 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 17 walks.
Adolis Garcia’s 12 home runs and 36 runs batted in both pace his team.
Corey Seager is batting .254 with three doubles, nine home runs and 26 walks.
Jonah Heim has four doubles, five home runs and 11 walks while hitting .259.
Twins and Rangers Injuries
Twins: Royce Lewis: 10 Day IL (Quadricep), Brock Stewart: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Justin Topa: 15 Day IL (Knee), Anthony DeSclafani: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Zack Weiss: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Daniel Duarte: 60 Day IL (Tricep), Josh Winder: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
Rangers: Wyatt Langford: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Jon Gray: 15 Day IL (Groin), Josh Sborz: 15 Day IL (Rotator cuff), Nathan Eovaldi: 15 Day IL (Groin), Brock Burke: 60 Day IL (Hand), Jacob deGrom: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Tyler Mahle: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Max Scherzer: 60 Day IL (Back), Joshua Jung: 60 Day IL (Wrist), Carson Coleman: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Justin Foscue: 60 Day IL (Oblique strain), Austin Pruitt: 60 Day IL (Knee), Cody Bradford: 60 Day IL (Back)
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